Accused jihadi’s trial postponed until after election because of “virulent anti-Muslim rhetoric”

“A US judge has agreed to delay the terror trial of a former Sydney resident until after the US presidential election after it was claimed ‘virulent anti-Muslim rhetoric’ could dash his chances of an impartial jury.”

There are several false assumptions in play here. One is that people are suspicious of Muslims because of “anti-Muslim rhetoric,” when in reality any suspicion of Muslims that actually exists stems from jihad terror. Another is that Trump’s call for limiting Muslim immigration in some way so as to try to prevent jihad terror attacks in the United States constitutes “anti-Muslim rhetoric” in the first place.

And finally, because jihad terror, not “anti-Muslim rhetoric,” is the cause of any suspicion of Muslims that actually exists, Asher Khan is no more (or less) likely to get an impartial jury after the election than he is before it. Given the prevailing media-fostered ignorance about the nature and magnitude of the jihad threat, it’s unlikely that anyone in the jury pool will cause defense attorneys any concern, either from “Islamophobia” or from a genuine awareness of and opposition to jihad activity.

A US judge has agreed to delay the terror trial of a former Sydney resident until after the US presidential election after it was claimed “virulent anti-Muslim rhetoric” could dash his chances of an impartial jury.

Asher Khan, 21, accused of using the help of an Australian Islamic State recruiter to fly from Sydney to Turkey with the plan to cross into Syria to join the terror group, was scheduled to stand trial in Houston, Texas, on September 27….

“The court finds that the ends of justice served by this delay outweigh the interests of the public and the defendant to a speedier trial,” US District Court Judge Lynn Hughes wrote in his order to re-schedule the trial to December 13.

Khan faces life in prison if convicted of charges including conspiring to provide material support to IS and conspiring to commit murder in a foreign country.

The university student was living with family in Sydney in 2013 and 2014 when he allegedly began communicating with Australian “ISIL foreign fighter facilitator” Mohamed Zuhbi.

Khan allegedly flew from Sydney to Turkey in February 2014, but was “duped” by his family into returning to Texas with a story his mother was critically ill, prosecutors alleged.

Khan’s lawyer, Thomas Berg, told the judge the “prospect of selecting an impartial jury is daunting enough in a terrorism case but this close upon the general election in November, with some candidates engaging in virulent anti-Muslim rhetoric and unmitigated bellicosity about ISIS/ISIL, jury selection seems problematic”.

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This news never reached the New England area, Yes, we certainly have media control. Some would say we don’t think we have a Muslim problem in this country? Some would say we don’t have any problem with the ideology of the Quran and Sharia Law in this country. This ideology is completely incompatible with the constitution, the Ten Commandments, the core beliefs of the Judaeo-Christian basis this country was founded on? Has anyone the time to watch https://www.youtube.com/watch?… It is very hard to believe the American people missed what is going on in the rest of the world. Is the American people OK with Obama’s transforming America into another third world country? The media is keeping the American people in the dark as to say the frog in the pot. Maybe one day soon again we will hear of some little Muslim with his dad’s ideology raping some infidel child as we know it has already happened in this country and the victim’s parents have been cast out to be the blame. Shariah Law? If you are an infidel, you are putting your life and other Americans in grave danger by defending this Muslim invasion, encouraging Shariah Law. Everywhere the Muslims infiltrate, they do not assimilate, instead they will push to incorporate Sharia Law. The Koran teaches hate for all non-Muslims. The Muslim cult is being used by the Obama administration and George Soro to destroy America from within. This proposed religion is just a cult. The American people need legislation declaring the Muslim cult is not a religion!! The CAIR meaning of freedom of religion is to go forward with the Sharia Law and the Quran that requires the Muslims to kill all infidels. The Muslims in America are here for that end. The truth said about Islam is islamophobic. The American culture believes the truth should be only the truth. Let God bless America and all god loving people in the world.

Unbelievable. He can’t get a fair trial because of anti-Muslim rhetoric? All is lawyer has to do is try to pack a jury with a bunch of namby-pamby leftists and/or so-called progressives and this jihadist will walk away scot-free.

Khan’s lawyer (paid by who?) is basically saying that the Australian civil society is largely incapable of being impartial and having an objective mind set. He just insulted the Australian judicial system.

Is there a good side to the killing, raping, and plundering ISIS that has heretofore been unseen? This lawyer should have been dressed down by the judge for even suggesting that the “bellicosity” toward ISIS is sufficiently equal to the reality.

It seems that the only way the violent jihad will be stopped is by citizens bypassing and opposing their own elite governments when it finally becomes intolerable. A short view of “refugee” actions in Calais, France should be convincing that government is stuck with no solutions and abject inaction.

I suspect it has a lot to do with the average amount of melanin in the average Muslim and the leftist obsession with judging people by the color of their skin instead of the content of their character. Or, it seems especially, the content of their Book.

For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.”
– Ephesians 6:12

And this:

“Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils;
Speaking lies in hypocrisy; having their conscience seared with a hot iron;
Forbidding to marry, and commanding to abstain from meats, which God hath created to be received with thanksgiving of them which believe and know the truth.”
– Timothy 4:1-3

And this:

“These things have I spoken unto you, that ye should not be offended.
They shall put you out of the synagogues: yea, the time cometh, that whosoever killeth you will think that he doeth God service.
And these things will they do unto you, because they have not known the Father, nor me.”
– John 16:1-3 (KJV)

And this:

“The coming of the lawless one is by the activity of Satan with all power and false signs and wonders
and with all wicked deception for those who are perishing, because they refused to love the truth and so be saved
Therefore God sends them a strong delusion, so that they may believe what is false,
In order that all may be condemned who did not believe the truth but had pleasure in unrighteousness.”
– 2 Thessalonians 2:9-12 (ESV)

According to video posted at the realclearpolitics website, CBS edited out parts of an interview in which Bill Clinton said that Hillary had had “frequent attacks” — in other words, not just the one heard about in the news recently.

If anything, his trial should be concluded before the elections. When Donald Trump wins the Presidency it will be more difficult for him to get a lenient sentence.Now under the Islam-loving Obama administration he’s got a much better chance of getting a more lenient sentence.

I’ll never get over the defensive leftists made and still make for the creeps in Guantanomo and elsewhere. The thought of doing demonstrations dressed as the Guantanomo detainees as though they were/are some blighted downtrodden group of do gooders makes me want to choke a puppy. Where was the outrage over the acts on 9/11? So tired of the psychological retardation and feverish stupidity masquerading as kindness. What a revolution that it’s become kinder to enable and dote upon a viscious fiend than to keep him from good people.

IS taught us such a lesson in morality regarding Guantanomo. We waterboarded. They cut teenagers up with chainsaws in public, video tape beheadings, burn people, drown people, commit mass rape, spout on endlessly about their hatred for 5.5 billion people, and cause humanity to be ashamed of itself. Gee, didn’t IS leave us embarrassed about Guantanomo.

The leftist soul voids are more angry about imprisoning some supremicist scumbag for 10-20 years than they are an aid worker having his throat slit on international television. More angry about some viscious fool being choked momentarily than someone putting it all on the line to help others gag on the blade of a buck knife as they drown in their own blood and have a last moment on Earth which is sheer hell. That is what their behavior has shown.

That is why there was Brexit.

That is why Hoffer may head Austria.

That is why we have LePen, Wilders, Weston and other stalwarts of decency..

I don’t do well containing myself in the site of such things. Honestly, before 9/11 I considered myself to be a fairly liberal person. But after seeing “liberals” bend over backwards to help the world’s most right-wing mainstream ideology, I couldn’t avoid asking some tough questions. Basically, I have no tolerance for the intolerant, as Rushdie famously said. I am a very peaceable person, but if someone wants to war against the peaceable, I’ll be right there defending the West whenever, wherever. I will pick up a weapon/s and kill.

If there is nothing else I can say about America, it’s that we helped defeat Naziism. Additionally, we put the kibosh on slavery, unlike Arabs, and went face to face and won against communism. Also, we [the West] take in Arab migrants while the terrorist KSA won’t due to “cultural differences”. We are the most successful, powerful, compassionate civilization in history, and it’s not even close, and I will not stand for us being slandered as anything but from here on out.

You mean if Obama veto’s the election and seizes power, I think that is a possibility… done by Islamic leaders in secular countries…according to some who have experienced living under sharia….that would be a nightmare..and hopefully he would not attempt this seizure,, I would hope that could not happen.

I would be suspicious of a leftist party making a request to delay the trial..since it would show a clearer picture of the agenda that is very unpopular…..and expose the problem of massive resettlement and the increase potential for more jihad terror.

The silence serves a purpose to hide exposing the doctrine that would be in the trial.

There is an upside to this story. As long as this wannabe terrorist is not granted bail, the trial delay means he spends an extra two and half months in jail. Of course, the judge could always subtract the additional jail time from his sentance if he is ultimately convicted.

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